Wiki's and Blogs for Business Education

Introduction

Wikis and Blogs are effective aides to instruction in today’s High School Business Education classes. Research and Educational Literature support the use of wikis and blogs in education and show that they have value in pedagogical theory. This wiki includes basic definitions, advantages and disadvantages, tips for effective classroom use, and pedagogical theory. Additional pages in this wiki give links to resources for business education tutorials and projects. The assignments tab gives an idea of the initial setup for students updating wikis as part of their assignments. If you have additional ideas, please feel free to add or edit pages. Thank you in advance for your input.

Wiki's and Blog's in Education

What is a Wiki?

What is a Blog?

Advantages of Using Wikis and Blogs for Education

Disadvantages of Using Wikis and Blogs for Education

Tips for Effective Classroom Use of Blogs and Wikis

Use of Web 2.0 Technology in regards to Pedagogical Theory


References


Resources for Teacher's of Business Education

Accounting

Accounting TEKS

BCIS

BCIS TEKS


Ideas for Initial Setup of Wiki's for Classroom Use

Assignments

Glossary

Useful Links